Qantas International Network Changes
The revised Qantas routes, Sydney-Dubai-London and Melbourne-Dubai-London, come as the ACCC considers the proposed Qantas-Emirates partnership, which remains subject to regulatory approval.
Qantas has also made a series of other adjustments to its international flight schedule, focused on giving customers more choice and flexibility. Qantas services to Frankfurt will continue until October 2013 and flights to Singapore will be re-timed so that they will connect better with onward flights within Asia.
Travel agents will start to see the changes appear on their GDS schedule change queues from Thursday, 4 October. Customers with bookings prior to 31 March 2013 are not impacted by the change.
Tickets for new bookings will be available for sale progressively from Thursday, 4 October 2012. Customers will be able to book one-stop journeys from Sydney and Melbourne to London via the global gateway of Dubai for travel from 31 March 2013 (subject to regulatory approvals).
View the Frequently Asked Questions - updated 15:45 AEST 04 October 2012
| ROUTE | CHANGE FOR TRAVEL FROM 31 MARCH 2013 |
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| Sydney - Singapore - London and Melbourne - Singapore - London | Flights will operate via Dubai instead of Singapore, en route to London. Direct services to Singapore will remain but timings will improve. |
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| Sydney - Singapore | Four new dedicated Singapore services per week; all services on this route (total of 11) retimed to better connect to onward flights within Asia. |
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| Melbourne - Singapore | Dedicated Singapore service, seven times a week, timed to connect better to onward flights within Asia. |
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| Singapore - London | Qantas services on this sector will cease and operate as codeshare flights with British Airways. This arrangement will provide connections to travellers on Qantas services from Australia. |